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Bench-to-bedside approach yields important insights into a common disorder

It
all
started
with
a
mouse,
says
Jack
A.
Elias,
M.D.,
chair
of
the
Department
of
Internal
Medicine
and
an
expert
on
lung
diseases.
A
few
years
ago,
Elias,
the
Waldemar
Von
Zedtwitz
Professor
of
Medicine,
discovered
that
mice
he
had
engineered
to
develop
asthma
had...

Congress
helps
donors
make
gifts
to
support
Yale
School
of
MedicineCongress
has
passed
the
Emergency
Economic
Stabilization
Act
of
2008,
which
makes
it
easier
for
owners
of
individual
retirement
accounts
(IRAS)
who
have...

Patients
who
chronically
suffer
from
such
common
digestive
problems
as
heartburn,
bloating
or
trouble
swallowing
often
try
unsuccessfully
to
manage
the
symptoms
on
their
own.
When,
in
frustration,
they
seek
the
help
of...

Yale
professional
schools
and
Yale-New
Haven
Hospital
(YNHH)
religious
ministries
have
joined
forces
with
the
School
of
Medicine
to
introduce
a
“blended
learning”
curriculum
that
addresses
the
physical,
emotional,...

When
Jeanne
Munnelly
went
for
a
swim
at
a
high
school
in
East
Lyme,
Conn.,
one
August
morning,
she
had
no
idea
she
was
about
to
have
a
stroke—or
that
she
would
make
medical
history
in
Connecticut.At
about
8:15,
as
she...